United States

"He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great..." (Genesis 48:19).

The United States' history is tied to Great Britain's by more than just a revolution. The story begins with a promise to a patriarch, passed down to two brothers—the ancestors of two of the world's greatest superpower nations. Find out more below.

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In Brief... World News Review: Terrorist Attacks on the United States?

Osama Bin Laden feared to attack.
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In Brief... World News Review: Canada and United States at Risk For Bioterrorism

Smallpox scenario would be deadly.
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After Kosovo What Then

Now that the alliance, while celebrating its 50th anniversary, has used its troops to help resolve another nation's internal problems, which country will be next?
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Book Review: When Nations Die

When Nations Die by Jim Nelson Black Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton, Illinois, © 1994
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In Brief... World News Review: Euro Ahead of U.S. Dollar

The U.S. dollar falls.
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The Citadel and the Caravan

In explaining Europe to Americans, and America to Europeans, I have sometimes used the analogy of a citadel and a caravan. Europe is the citadel and America the caravan.
The Long-Neglected Prophecies of Jeremiah: Applicable to 21st-Century America?
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The Long-Neglected Prophecies of Jeremiah: Applicable to 21st-Century America?

Do the crises we Americans see happening to our beloved country today relate to biblical prophecy? Many do not even realize we are seriously transgressing God's spiritual law. What does the Hebrew prophet Jeremiah reveal about our lives today—and where...
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European Financial Crisis May Result in Significant Political Changes

As European leaders talk of the need for greater integration of their finances, some countries may have to leave the eurozone. Could this lead to a two-tiered Europe, with a solid core of nations built around Germany and German principles...
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World News and Trends: Stubborn problems afflict America

On the surface, March was a very good month for the ambitions of President Barack Obama. First the health-care legislation he called for passed the U.S. Congress, and shortly afterwards a deal to reduce nuclear arsenals was concluded with Russia.
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World News and Trends- America, Britain and Israel: The tragic breakdown of a great relationship

It was first Britain that was used to help fulfill biblical prophecy by strongly supporting the future state of Israel through the famous Balfour Declaration of 1917.
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A Page on the World: The Essential Abraham Lincoln

The Essential Abraham Lincoln contains a rich storehouse of Lincoln's most important letters, speeches and presidential messages.
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What's Behind Islamic Terror?

The world is horrified by regular bloody terrorist attacks in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Such attacks have also been carried out in Western nations such as the United States, Britain and Spain. What's behind this blood-soaked trend, and where is...
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A Short Memorial Day Quiz

Test your knowledge of Memorial Day! Most Americans don't know the answers to these three short questions.
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U.S. Policy: Abandon Israel to Appease Her Enemies?

The nation of Israel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been humiliated recently by the U.S. administration. Why? What's going on?
The Decline and Fall of Nations: A Prophetic Perspective
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The Decline and Fall of Nations: A Prophetic Perspective

Ancient Babylon fell in one night after having been "weighed in the balance and found wanting." Can modern empires fall just as quickly? History and the Bible provide an answer.
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Peace in the Middle East?

The new Middle East peace process gets off to a rocky start as international pressure rises in an effort to bring peace to the region. Israeli and U.S. relationships are at their lowest level in years and the European Union...
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Has the World Gone a Little Less MAD?

With the recent measures taken to increase the world's nuclear security, are we really any farther from the threat of Mutual Assured Destruction that haunted us all those years ago?
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World News and Trends: Serious U.S.-China diplomatic conflicts

Not long after being appointed U.S. secretary of State, Hillary Clinton flew to China for her first important diplomatic encounter abroad. She emphasized mutual national interests, like trade and climate policy, just as President Barack Obama later did on his...
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World News and Trends: The murky depths of the U.S.-U.K. debt crisis

Notice these sobering words from The Wall Street Journal: "Never in the World Economic Forum's 40-year history have business and political leaders gathered in Davos [Switzerland] with so many pressing issues to discuss" ("A World of Troubles," Feb. 3, 2010...
The United States and Britain in Bible Prophecy
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The United States and Britain in Bible Prophecy

The amazing story of the rise to greatness of the United States and Britain begins 4,000 years ago with the biblical patriarch Abraham. God's promises would bring an astounding future for his descendants.
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